It’s been a rough week to say the least. L needed to get back into his routine, so Thursday was the day. He was somewhat okay with going to Grandma’s that morning. Grandma said he wasn’t happy to go to school, but apparently the afternoon bus driver said he did okay. We went to a Kindergarten Transitions night Thursday evening. V’s preschool teacher is now the administrator of the preschool and told us that L did good. He cried a little at the beginning, but he soon got into the routine. I guess he was on one of those “Little Tikes” tricycles and started pointing to something. The teacher asked if he wanted water, he nodded “yes” but when told he needed to get up and come with her, he decided not to. He was on one of those toys that you just don’t want to give up… or share. He’s so social; it helps being cute too (thought: what will he be like in 10 years?) When we got to the preschool, we heard one of the greeters say, “Oh, here comes smiley,” when we arrived.

The transition night was a bust for us. We didn’t stay for the presentation because we know he’ll be in special ed. Plus, they don’t quite know which school he’ll be sent for Kindergarten. The biggest thing is that he already rides the bus, so no trauma for us. We received paperwork but was asked to hold on to it for another month until they could figure out which school he was going to. V was shuffled between a couple of elementary schools, but one is now off the list. As long as the bus ride is less than one hour; otherwise I’ll be pushing.

I guess V has already transitioned out of Art and is now back into PE. I wonder if we’re enabling her because she’s going back to another one of her favorite activities with her favorite teacher. All because we know she didn’t handle the change of her classmate not being there, and coupled with the fact that home was not normal. How do we teach her to cope with changes in her life the next time it happens? Are we protecting her too much? I expressed my concern with her teachers and they’ll consult with the school psychologist as well. Not sure what, if anything, we can do at home.

ACT testing is tomorrow.